In the blink of an eye, a gigantic Susanoo, pitch-black like ink, manifested out of thin air. Like an impregnable fortress, it firmly protected Rengoku within it.
Immediately after, a dull, thunderous boom rang out. Rengoku swung Susanoo's arm and slammed it forward with overwhelming force.
A violent gale burst forth, roaring straight toward Yamato and Kakashi.
The enormous tree formed by Yamato's right arm was smashed to pieces, splintering inch by inch.
"Th-this is?"
Minato's eyes went wide as he stared in shock at the massive Susanoo enveloping Rengoku.
As a seasoned and well-informed ninja, he naturally knew what Susanoo was.
When he recalled the mysterious patterns that had appeared in Rengoku's eyes earlier, all the clues instantly linked together.
Without a doubt, the Rengoku standing before them was a powerful warrior who possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Rengoku did not bother to tangle with Yamato any further. After easily shattering the surrounding trees, his figure flickered, and like a ghost, he instantly appeared in front of Anrokuzan.
Right after that, his hands rapidly formed seals. Streams of runes glowing with strange light shot out from all over his body like meteors.
These runes seemed to carry endless power. They rushed toward Anrokuzan at astonishing speed and struck precisely at the connection point between him and the Dragon Vein.
A crisp snapping sound rang out, echoing through the air, as Anrokuzan's link to the Dragon Vein was forcibly severed.
The very next moment, Rengoku swung the long blade in his hand. A fierce blade light howled through the air, and in the blink of an eye, Anrokuzan was cut cleanly in half at the waist.
Blood splattered everywhere. Anrokuzan did not even have time to scream before his life was completely extinguished.
At that moment, Naruto's and Yamato's bodies suddenly began to emit a faint white glow. Both of them looked down at themselves in shock.
Seeing this, Minato could not help but say with deep emotion, "Anrokuzan is dead, and the technique cast here has returned to normal as well. Looks like you're about to return to your own time."
In truth, there were many things he still wanted to say to Naruto, but time was pressing, leaving no room for even a single extra word.
"Even though it's a shame, it's time to say goodbye."
Minato let out a deep sigh, then added, "In order not to change history, it would be better if all memories here were forgotten. Let's use a memory-erasing technique on each other."
At this point, Naruto no longer had time to worry about what that mysterious man had fed him.
"No, wait. Before that, you need to answer my question first."
Minato quickly formed hand seals, but only brushed him off verbally:
"Alright, but not now. I believe we'll meet again."
As he spoke, he slightly turned his head, deliberately avoiding Naruto's gaze.
Watching from the side, Rengoku could not help but let out a mocking laugh, "Haha! Naruto, stop wasting your effort asking. He's your biological father."
The moment the words fell, Minato's expression changed abruptly, while Naruto stood there dumbfounded, utterly stunned, not knowing how to react.
However, before either of them could recover, Minato suddenly slammed his palm onto the ground.
In an instant, a powerful surge of energy erupted from his hand, immediately outlining an enormous formation on the ground.
Amid flashes of blinding light, the massive formation wrapped Naruto and Yamato tightly within it at lightning speed.
In less than the blink of an eye, the light vanished, and Naruto's and Yamato's figures completely disappeared from where they stood.
As if they had never existed at all.
At the same time, Choza and Shibi were leading the other citizens of Roran as they hurried over.
Minato stared intently at Rengoku, full of vigilance, because Rengoku had not disappeared along with the light.
This meant that he was not from the same era as Naruto.
In that case, it was very likely that he was a powerful member of the Uchiha clan in this era.
"What did you give Naruto to eat?"
Rengoku, however, casually waved his hand and said with an unconcerned smile, "Don't worry. That was just my anchor point."
Minato did not even have time to think it through before he was shocked by what he saw next.
Rengoku suddenly floated up into midair without any warning at all, then shot straight toward the mysterious and powerful Dragon Vein like a bolt of lightning.
His hands rapidly formed seals, moving as fast as the wind. As the final seal was completed, a tremendous suction force suddenly appeared. The Dragon Vein's energy poured endlessly into his body, as if answering a summons.
"What are you planning to do with the Dragon Vein?"
Minato shouted anxiously at Rengoku.
After all, the Dragon Vein was an extremely dangerous thing. A single misstep could lead to disaster.
Yet Rengoku did not stop what he was doing. While continuing to absorb the Dragon Vein's energy at full force, he turned his head and swept his gaze across every citizen of Roran.
In the end, his eyes settled on Minato as he spoke, "These Dragon Veins were originally going to completely explode because of a rampage, but I managed to save them."
"Now, naturally, I'm going to use their power to return home."
After saying this, Rengoku paused briefly, then added, "I am not someone from your world. After I leave, you'd better immediately cast a memory-erasing technique and wipe out everything related to me."
"Otherwise, it may bring you quite a bit of trouble in the future."
Before his words even fully faded, the surging Dragon Vein energy grew even more violent, like an enraged giant dragon roaring as it burst up from underground.
This terrifying energy slammed upward with overwhelming force. In an instant, a dazzling purple vortex appeared out of thin air in midair.
Rengoku leaned forward without hesitation, and in the blink of an eye, his entire body vanished into the purple vortex, leaving not a single trace behind.
Minato stared in the direction Rengoku had left, frozen in place, unable to regain his senses for a long time.
It was not until Choza and Shibi rushed over that he finally snapped out of it.
"Minato, who exactly was that Uchiha?", Choza asked, his face full of curiosity.
When they rushed over earlier, they had caught sight of that enormous, awe-inspiring Susanoo at a glance.
By all logic, someone that powerful should never have been unknown.
Minato slowly shook his head, a hint of confusion showing on his face.
"He should be like Naruto, someone who was brought here by the power of the Dragon Vein."
"And just now, he directly used the Dragon Vein's power to leave again."
After a brief pause, Minato added thoughtfully, "But judging from how he acted back then, he seemed to know us…"
"Still, we should erase this person from our memories as soon as possible. After all, he might not belong to our era. Remembering him could end up triggering some unforeseeable disaster."
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